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Lockheed Martin To Deliver Military Equipment Tracking Solution To UK
July 23, 2015 @ 01:37 PMLockheed Martin has won a $28 million contract from the UK Armed Forces to continue delivering its Joint Asset Management and Engineering Solution (JAMES), a system that keeps track of military equipment and assets, for another six years. An initial $31
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Joint Air-to-ground Missile Engages Targets in Flight Test
July 13, 2015 @ 04:48 PMLockheed demonstrated its multi-mode Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), engaging two laser-designated stationary targets during recent Government-led flight tests at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In the first test, the missile flew four kilometers, engaged its precision-strike, semi-active laser and hit the stationary target
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Canada Cancels Tactical-Control Radar Units Procurement
July 13, 2015 @ 12:25 PMCanada is terminating $55 million tactical-control radar units to support CF-18 fighter jet contract due to delays and cost over-runs. The Canadian government decided to terminate the November 2010 contract awarded to Thales Canada which was to supply two new tactical-control radar units that support CF-18 fighter jets
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Lockheed Martin Delivers Fourth Secure Communication Satellite For August Launch
June 30, 2015 @ 08:57 AMUS Navy and Lockheed Martin delivered fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida ahead of expected August launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. MUOS-4 is the latest addition to a network of orbiting satellites and relay ground stations that is revolutionizing secure communications for mobile military forces
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US Approves Hellfire Missile To South Korea
April 2, 2015 @ 04:04 PMUS Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has approved sale of AGM-114R1 Hellfire Missiles to South Korea for an estimated cost of $81 million, DSCA announced the certification on March 30, 2015. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested 400 AGM-114R1 Hellfire II Semi-Active Laser Missiles with containers, 100 ATM-114Q Air Training Missiles, and 12 M36E8 Hellfire II Captive Air Training Missiles
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Lockheed Martin To Build Precision Weapons For USAF For $485 Million
March 30, 2015 @ 11:14 AMLockheed Martin has won a $485 million contract to supply precision weapons targeting pods to US Air Force, according to a statement issued by the US Department of Defense (DoD) last Friday. The Sniper is an electro-optical and infrared imaging targeting system that comes encased in a lightweight pod compatible with the latest precision-guided weapons, according to Lockheed Martin
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United Launch Alliance Launches 9th GPS IIF Satellite For US Air Force
March 26, 2015 @ 04:03 PMA United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket successfully launched the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite on Wednesdays for the US Air Force. This mission was launched aboard a Delta IV Medium-plus (4,2) configuration Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) using a single ULA common booster core powered by an Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-68 main engine, along with two Orbital ATK GEM-60 solid rocket motors
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Sikorsky Begins Ground Tests Of S-97 RAIDER Rotorcraft
February 5, 2015 @ 09:55 AMSikorsky Aircraft Corp has begun the ground testing for the S-97 RAIDER program. The RAIDER is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to outmatch conventional military helicopters in maneuverability, payload, speed, range and high/hot environmental conditions
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DRS Technologies’ Laser Designating Gimbal Completes First Flight Test
January 22, 2015 @ 08:56 AMDRS Technologies announced on Wednesday that it conducted the first airborne demonstration of its GS205-XRZ laser designating gimbal. At less than six inches in diameter and weighing less than nine pounds, the flight-proven GS205 offers targeting capability for all laser-guided weapons
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Elbit Systems To Showcase Fourth Gen Tactical Battle Ground Trainer At I/ITSEC...
November 26, 2014 @ 12:14 PMElbit Systems is unveiling a new version of the Tactical Battle Ground Trainer (TBT) at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Florida, December 1-5, 2014. Recent improvements to the TBT's interface include upgraded C4I hardware and software elements, enhanced visual displays and computer-based 3G imaging capabilities, and integration of advanced post-mission analysis and debriefing tools that can be synchronized across multiple locations
Germany May Refuse F-35 Purchase over ‘Emergency Switch;’ Consider Eurofighter Instead
Iran, China, Russia to Hold Naval Drill Near Chabahar Port in Gulf...
DRDO’s Air-droppable Container for Boeing P-8i Maritime Aircraft Receives Type Certification...
As U.S. Halts Military Aid, Ukraine on the Verge of Losing Kursk...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U